Posted by Andreas Köstenberger on Aug 10, 2012 in Publications | 3 comments
Engaging and accessible, The Lion and the Lamb is an ideal resource for college students and others interested in knowing the essentials of each New Testament book. A concise summary of The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown – the acclaimed New Testament introduction by the same authors — this volume sets a new standard for high-level, up-to-date research presented in a core knowledge format that is practical, relevant, and easy to follow. Part One features chapters on the nature of Scripture and the religious and political background of the New Testament. Part Two covers the...
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Posted by Andreas Köstenberger on Feb 27, 2008 in Blog | 0 comments
This blog was originally written for inclusion in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 4 vols., ed. G. Kurian (Blackwell).
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was born January 14, 1875 at Kaysersberg in Upper Alsace, Germany, the son of a Lutheran pastor. In 1893, he began his studies at the University of Strassburg, taking classes in New Testament with the well-known German scholar Heinrich Julius Holtzmann. From 1902 until 1912, he served in Strassburg as a lecturer in New Testament, as pastor of a church, and as director of the Thomasstift. Apart from being a New Testament scholar,...
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Posted by Andreas Köstenberger on Apr 18, 2007 in Blog | 3 comments
Recently the world-renowned text critic J. K. Elliott delivered a guest lecture in the Ph.D. seminar I am teaching this semester on Current Issues in New Testament Studies. Elliott is also the author of The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford: Clarendon, 1993; paperback edition 2005), which is the standard compilation of NT apocryphal literature in the field. What follows is a succinct digest of this lecture in order to highlight the significance of the study of the NT apocrypha for NT studies.
Elliott provided an eminently sober-minded assessment of the value of this highly amorphous body of...
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Posted by Andreas Köstenberger on Mar 29, 2007 in Blog | 6 comments
By way of sequel to my list of favorite New Testament commentaries, here are what I consider to be some of the most helpful reference tools for biblical studies. A similar list appears in my hermeneutics text (co-authored by Richard D. Patterson), Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology (Kregel).
REFERENCE WORKS
Introductions and Surveys
Old Testament
Arnold, Bill and Bryan Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Hill, Andrew and John Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. 2d ed. Grand...
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Posted by Andreas Köstenberger on Mar 23, 2007 in Blog | 19 comments
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is, “What are the commentaries you recommend for serious study of the New Testament?” Alas, I have compiled my list. A similar list appears in my hermeneutics text (co-edited with Richard D. Patterson), Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology, in the Invitation to Theological Interpretation series. The list is below.
Matthew
Blomberg, Craig L. Matthew. NAC. Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
Carson, D. A. “Matthew.” EBC 8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984,...
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